There is a ghost girl hitchhiking on the Arrabassada road in Spain. On a sharp turn in the road people claim to have picked up a vanishing hitchhiker that keeps reminding them to slow down on the dangerous road before disappearing when they have safely passed the bend.
Spain is widely known for its beautiful landscapes, rich history and delicious food, but there’s one road that has a different reputation altogether. This road in Barcelona, is infamous for its haunting presence. The road is believed to be haunted by a ghost that lingers there. This ghost has caused several accidents on the road, making it one of the scariest roads in Spain.
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This stretch of road between Sarria-Sant Gervasi and Horta-Guinardo in Barcelona are tales of a ghostly hitchhiker. This urban legend was one of the ghost stories presented in Llegendes de Barcelona by Per Joan de Déu Prats, but the core of the story would be familiar globewide.
The Girl on Revolt de la Paella
Reports about a girl passing cars have been picked up by the Revolt de la Paella, which is a sharp bend of the Arrabassada road. The girl is said to have been wearing a white dress.
According to the legend it is said that after picking up what the drivers think is a hitchhiker, she gets nervous as the car is closing in on a specific course and she tells you to be careful and slow down because it is dangerous.
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She is even said to have stopped cars and saved the driver from a crash from an oncoming vehicle. She then tells the driver that this was the place she died and she spends the rest of her afterlife trying to save others from suffering her fate.
After the drivers are able to pass the sharp bend safely, she vanishes into the thin air, her job done.
Revolt de la Paella: On this sharp bend on the Arrabassada Road in Barcelona, Spain, it is said that a woman is haunting the road. In this classic vanishing hitchhiker story, a ghost is getting into cars only to mysteriously disappear.//Source: Joan Andrés de Barcelona/Wikimedia
The Vanishing Hitchhiker on Arrabassada Road
There is also the story about a young man who picked her up on Arrabassada Road, one of those thinking she was just a normal girl hitchhiking. She asked him to let her out right before they reached the curve for some reason. Although the young man didn’t understand, he followed her advice and stopped the car.
Because they stopped he was saved from a collision of a truck he would have hit if he had not stopped to drop her off.
After a horrible explosion on the road that left a staggering amount of people dead, drivers passing this stretch of road have told tales about strange sightings of frozen ghosts. According to them, they all see the ghosts, frozen in time as if reliving the final moments before the disaster took their life on Catalonia’s Haunted Road.
Spain is home to some of the most haunted roads in the world. From ghostly hitchhikers to phantom vehicles, these roads can be extremely dangerous at night. Many people have reported strange occurrences while driving on these roads, including sightings of ghosts and other supernatural entities.
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People have claimed there is a section of the road at Sant Carles de la Rapita where plenty of drivers have claimed to have seen people, men, women and children watching, not moving a muscle towards the place where the accident happened.
The History of Catalonia’s Haunted road
The road between Tarragona and Castellon in Catalonia has a long history of being one of the most dangerous and haunted roads in Spain that goes in a straight line passing in front of the campsite of Los Alfaques.
On July 11 in 1978 there was a terrible accident on the road between Tarragona and Castellon in Castalonia when a tanker truck carrying 25 tons of propylene. It was carrying way more than it should and the cistern didn’t have any pressure relief system.
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While driving, this ended in an accident that caused an enormous fireball that ended up killing 243 people staying at the camp.
The car split in two and the whole camp area was filled with the fireball and burning liquid with a temperature of more than 2000 celsius.
The accident only added to the road’s notoriety. Many people have reported strange occurrences on the road, including sightings of ghostly apparitions and phantom vehicles.
One of the most well-known legends surrounding Catalonia’s haunted road is that of the Frozen Ghosts. According to the legend, the ghosts of the victims of the 1978 accident haunt the road, frozen in time and unable to move on to the afterlife.
Many people have reported seeing ghostly apparitions on the road, including figures standing motionless on the side of the road. Some have even claimed that they have seen the faces of the victims in the mist that often shrouds the road at night.
First-hand accounts of Encountering the Frozen Ghosts
Some have claimed to have seen ghostly apparitions standing motionless on the side of the road, while others have reported seeing the faces of the victims in the mist that often shrouds the road at night.
There have been many retellings of the horrible accident that happened, and the paranormal phenomena was highlighted when the reporter Javier Perez Campos published his book Los ecos de la tragedia about what happened, and the strange stories that came after.
It asks the question, can ghosts be frozen in time, forever replaying the last seconds before disaster struck and forever put a dent in the straight stretch of haunted road.
The old Hospital for respiratory illnesses in Spain are said to be haunted by the patients that suffered a slow and painful death. The Hospital del Tórax de Terassa has since been abandoned, but people keep finding strange and disturbing things that maybe should be left in the darkness.
This eerie hospital is said to be home to a ghost that has been lurking around its halls for years. People have reported strange occurrences and unexplainable sightings that suggest this hospital is indeed haunted.
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A hospital that is said to be haunted is the Hospital del Tórax de Terassa in Catalonia, Spain that opened in 1952 closed in 1997 and was abandoned for years until 2004 when the city decided to remodel the building to be used for a residence wing as well as a location for horror movies.
Recovery Center in the La Pineda Forest
The hospital used to be a hospital that specializes in respiratory illnesses for patients in Catalonia like lung cancer, fibrosis and the much feared tuberculosis and was when it opened the largest hospital in Europe that treated tuberculosis. And even if the illness was about to be practically eradicated, there were still a fair amount of cases in Spain in the 50s of the white plague.
Abandoned Building: The Haunted Hospital del Tórax de Terassa or Sanatori de Terrassa is thought to be haunted by the patients that jumped to their death. //Source: Enric/wikimedia
The patients were in deep pain suffering a very slow and painful death trying to get better in the fresh air of the La Pineda forest close to Barcelona in an area known as Llano del Buen Aire. The city of Tarrasa was the city with the lowest incidence of tuberculosis in Catalonia as well.
Hospital del Tórax de Terassa was primarily a recovery center and the climate the place gave was the perfect setting for the 18 month recovery process from tuberculosis. The terraces on every floor were perfect for the patients to sit outside in and breathe in the fresh air the place had to offer.
Although Hospital del Tórax de Terassa was in a fresh place, it was a desolate place far away from the city, and the patients had to be months separated from their loved ones.
The hospital from the 50s had around 1500 rooms that separated the lower-class from the upper-class. In 1970, when the tuberculosis patients slowly declined, the place was turned into a general hospital.
The Use of Hospital del Tórax de Terassa
A sanatorium is an old name for specialized hospitals that were made for specific ailments. They were often built in the countryside with plenty of fresh air in a healthy climate isolated from the outside world. Sanatoriums across Europe and America were very popular to treat tuberculosis until the discovery of antibiotics.
It could however also be a place for people to heal from things like alcoholism, nervous diseases like hysteria or emotional exhaustions. After medical advances the us of sanatoriums declined and many were abandoned in the mid 1900s often and has since gained a haunted reputation.
The Nurses Caring for the Patients
The workload for the staff at Hospital del Tórax de Terassa must have been overwhelming, and there were around 50 nurses and nuns to take care of the over 1000 patients everyday that sometimes needed constant care.
The caretakers and nurses at the hospital was a community of 25 Carmelite nuns that joined the hospital in 1954. Nuns have often a history of being the caretakers at hospitals, sanatoriums, orphanages and the likes in catholic countries like Spain, especially in the past.
The nuns left the hospital 20 years later though, due to the poor management of the hospital by the owners. Instead they hired inexperienced students from the nursing school that oftentimes took way more over their heads than they could offer in terms of being qualified to treat tuberculosis.
The Many Deaths in “The Jungle”
For years the Hospital del Tórax de Terassa had the highest numbers of suicides in Spain. In one week when it was really bad, 21 people took their own lives while admitted to the hospital.
The reasons for why varied. Some were just in so much pain that they weren’t able to take it anymore. Some were on a lot of drugs or some sort of psychosis. Some were just clinically depressed because of their long stay far away from anything as the patients were isolated completely from the world and the only form of contact was through the telephone and radio.
It could also be because their family just dumped them there and they had nowhere to go once they were let out. Some knew that they would never be better and decided they would slowly waste away in the hospital bed.
The legend says that the patients jumped from the ninth floor and into the garden. This garden was nicknamed The Jungle because of the horrible screams that could be heard before another body hit the ground.
The Jungle is said to be a haunted place by the former patients of Hospital del Tórax de Terassa that jumped to their death even to this day. According to legend it is said you can still hear their dying last screams from falling or the excruciating moans and pain from those that didn’t immediately die from the fall.
The Dark Magic Done in The Chapel
The 9th floor and the garden outside is not the only place the ghosts are haunting in the former sanatorium. According to those investigating they have found strange paranormal activity in the old chapel.
According to some legends, there was dark magic going on inside of the chapel done by the people working there as well as some of the patients. Some claim it was even a place for satanic rituals, as many abandoned buildings are accused of.
Although whether that is true or not, has never really been found out.
The Fetus in a Jar and Other Strange Things Left Behind
It is not only ghosts that creeps people out about the former hospital as it is also a location that serves those wanting a perfect place to shoot a horror movie as the place is now used as the Audiovisual Park of Catalonia.
There are also creepy remains from the time it served as a hospital. In 2004 the police arrested a young man with something horrible in his possession found at the hospital. He had a fetus sealed in a jar filled with formaldehyde that he claimed he found on the 5th floor.
Who the fetus came from, why it was on the 5th floor of Hospital del Tórax de Terassa and to what purpose, no one knows.
The so-called Castle of Hell or Torre Salvana outside of Barcelona is a rumored haunted castle. A dark mysterious smoke from nowhere, eerie whispers in the dark and the sighting of a girl with a bullet wound in her forehead, these ruins cast a long shadow.
Spain is a country with a rich history and culture, and one of the places where that history is most evident is in its architecture. There are many castles in Spain, each with its own unique story. But none are quite as fascinating as the haunted Spanish castle. This castle is known for being one of the most haunted places in Spain, with a ghost that has been said to linger inside for centuries.
This Catalonian abandoned castle dates back to the 10th century with the earliest documentation from 992, but now it is abandoned in ruins and the gates have opened for people to come and go as they please. Although according to the talks, it is also forgotten, even by the locals living in Barcelona who are unaware of its existence.
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The castle has been abandoned for centuries and In 1715 the castle was abandoned in very poor condition due to the war between Jaime I and Joan II. The castle has also a rumor going on these days that the place is haunted, perhaps by the devil himself.
The Castle from Hell
The castle is located close to the famous Barcelona architect Gaudi church, Colonia Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello. It is a village built for the workers near the textile mill and is seemingly the only ones remembering it as they pass it by, making it a meeting spot for parties or ghost hauntings.
The place has become famous for being a haunted place and is often called Castilo del Infierno or the Castle of Hell.
The reason for this is because of the people gathering in the place for seemingly mysterious rituals and to experience something paranormal, perhaps even by summoning it.
Paranormal Experiences of Torre Salvana
As an open area to people to come and go as they please, there have over the years developed many legends about this place. Some have been created for the scary atmosphere, some of them, perhaps created it.
Many paranormal activities like psychophone have been recorded here. There are also strange sightings and hearings that have been reported on and many people claim to have heard the voices of women crying and asking for help.
Strange noises seemingly from the middle ages like cannon shots or the sound of metal clinking like in a sword battle has been heard. Could it be an echo of the many battles that were fought on these grounds on this very place?
The Dark Smoke Covering the Place
Some of the more strange things that have been seen around the castle grounds are the thing about the black smoke that seemingly comes out from nowhere.
Strange dark smoke has been seen coming out from the watchtower and has spread around the castle grounds, although nothing in the tower was set on fire. It comes through a window and disappears into the walls only seconds after. Some even claim to have had the smoke come flying over their heads.
The Girl with the Bulletwound in her Head
There are even tales about seeing a little child, most often told to be a little girl with long black hair and wearing a white nightgown. She is often seen wandering the courtyard.
At first glance it perhaps looks like one of the local kids that have come there to play among the ruins. There is only one thing that is wrong on a closer inspection. If you look closely you can see that this child ghost is always seen with a bullet wound on her forehead.
The Castle from Hell Trying to Grab Hold of You
One of the most told stories about this place except for the eerily tone and atmosphere every castle ruin would give you, is the stories about people being touched or physically grabbed.
People have walked around the grounds, up the stairs and into the remaining rooms, seemingly alone with no one within reach. They have then felt someone or something grabbing their arm or leg, pulling them towards something. Toward what is unclear, but the dark legends about the castle will surely give you some ideas.
Built on supposedly cursed ground, this theater in Barcelona has faced many tragedies. After several fires trying to close the doors of Gran Teatre del Liceu, people have come to believe that the building is haunted possibly by a curse they have no idea how to break.
Spain is known for its ancient theaters and the stories of ghosts that haunt them. Many people have reported sightings of strange figures and other paranormal activities in these theaters that just don’t want to let the past go.
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The haunted theaters in Spain are an interesting subject to explore. They offer a glimpse into the history of the country as well as a chance to explore the supernatural world. From tales of ghostly apparitions to mysterious sounds and unexplainable events, these theaters have something for everyone who is interested in exploring the unknown.
Oftentimes, the cursed places call for attention to the places history, and the street where this cursed theater is located, has a long one.
The Bustling La Rambla in Barcelona
All the way since the middle ages La Rambla has been a center of Barcelona’s urban life with markets, festivals and sports as well as more serious and sinister things.
The Haunted Gran Teatre del Liceu: The theater in Barcelona is thought to be built on cursed ground and have gone through many difficulties and mysterious incidents.
According to legend, this old theater in Barcelona was built upon cursed ground in 1847. During the middle ages, it is said that the place was used for executions and was therefore haunted and cursed.
What we do know is that the gallows in La Rambla, las forca de la Rambla were placed by the entrance to La Boqueria on the same street right around the corner from where the theater is today.
Gran Teatre del Liceu – the Oldest Running Theater in Town
The Grand Theatre of the Lyceum is usually only known as El Liceu located on La Rambla and is the oldest running theater in Barcelona and from its opening until 1989 the Liceu was the largest opera house in Europe that could seat 2 338 people.
The theater was built in an unused Monastery and ended up being associated with the aristocracy and upper-middle class. This also drew people to the theater that wanted to end the upper class regime.
The Killed Monks in the Ground
Long before it turned into a theater, the place was an abandoned convent. The Virgen de la Buena Monastery of the Trinitarian order was built in 1662.
The Trinitarian order was begun for their mission to free christian that were in captivity by muslims. This was a time with many crusades to the middle east and Spain were also overtaken several places south in Spain by muslims.
There is also a legend that it was the place where there was a convent there with Trinitarian monks that were killed during a riot that happened there. The dead monks were buried under the ground where they were killed.
Whether this legend is true, is uncertain, but there certainly were riots happening in Barcelona that targeted religious buildings. When there was riots in Barcelona in 1835, the convent was lit on fire and burned and the monks left the place.
The Trinitarian convent building was then rebuilt into the theater. No matter if the story of the execution grounds or the murdered monks are true, it is used as a base to explain the legend that the theater is cursed and the reason why the building has seen so many tragedies over the years.
The Many Fires in the Cursed Theater
The first major tragedy that happened was when the building was severely damaged by a fire in 1861 that started in the tailor workshop, the people blamed it all on the curse. Was perhaps it from the curse of the monks? Were they fed up by the celebration of something so pagan like the carnival? Were their graves disturbed when they built the building?
It was in the middle of the carnival celebrations and everyone wore masks and it could have been anyone. Among the smoking ruins the police found an ominous note that said: An owl I am, alone I am. If you build it again, I’ll burn it again.
Could it just be a paper from the many plays in the building? could it be something more ominous and connected to the curse? Despite the warnings, they quickly rebuilt the opera house and opened again on 9th of April 1861. Only the facade, the entrance hall and the foyer called Mirrors Hall remained from the old theater and the building awaited its curse to hit once again.
The Bombing of the Anarchist
In 1893 tragedy struck again when 20 people died as they were killed by an anarchist named Santiago Salvador. He threw two Orsini bombs into the stalls and watched it all explode and the bombing shocked Barcelona and became a symbol of the turbulent time of social unrest the country was in.
The theater opened again on 18th of January in 1894, but the seats that those who were killed in the bombing were not used for many years after this.
Could we really put this terrorist act on the supposed curse of the building?
The Last Fire of the Theater
In 1994 the building burned to the ground because of another fire. Apparently it happened when a spark accidentally fell on the curtain during a respiration. The theater was once again being rebuilt in 1999 with new and improved facilities.
During the almost 30 years since its last reopening the theater has had no more damaging scandals and the building has remained intact.
Is the curse now lifted, or will the place in fact burn down once again? There is an additional legend about the place. During the riots, the nearby convent of Mount Sion shared the same fate as the Trinitarian monastery. According to the legend, the prioress had a ring that was buried in the foundations of the new theater and cast a curse upon the place.
It is said that the danger will continue to loom over the theater until someone finds the ring of the prioress of Mount Sion in the foundations, and as of yet, there are no one that has found it.
In the luxurious theater in Barcelona it is said that the former actress, Margarida Xirgu, that performed at the stage of Teatre Romea is haunting the place. Moving objects around in the lobby and being seen as strange shadows backstage, this actress has yet to have her last performance.
In 2018 there was a production of a show called La Familia Coleman at Teatre Romea in Barcelona, Spain. The company director came with her family in the early afternoon to visit the theater. They were in the sitting area and looking at the first floor when the daughter asked who the lady on the stage was. The company director looked up to the stage, but there was no one there. It was another incident of the ghost haunting the old theater.
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Spain has a long history of storytelling and theatrical performances, and the country is home to many haunted theaters. These theaters are said to be haunted by the ghosts of actors who have performed on their stages. This is the case of Teatre Romea, said to be haunted by the ghost of an actress that was sent in exile but returned after her death to the stage.
The Teatre Romea in Barcelona
Teatre Romea: The facade of the theatre from the street.
This theater is located in the El Raval neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain. The Teatre Romea was built in 1863 to represent productions in Catalan, one of the official languages spoken in Catalonia.
Performing in Catalan was actually forbidden from 1939 to 1945 during the Franco regime after the Spanish Civil War and the language that has declined over the years has been something the Catalonians have been fighting for. Today the language is something the people of Catalonia is especially proud of.
The Teatre Romea was made to be a luxury theater of high art and catered to the upper class with over 600 people can be seated to watch the performance on the brightly lit stage from the dark chairs. Many famous actors, actresses and playwrights got their moments on the stage, and some have thought to linger in the old theater even after their death.
The Ghost Haunting the Theater
People that have visited Teatre Romea have sometimes claimed to have seen shadows when no people are there, or even found electrical equipment messed with even though they knew very well they were plugged in.
On several occasions when they were about to film something, like when they tried to film the theater with a drone, the battery drained immediately twice, even if nothing was wrong with it.
They also tried to shoot a report of the backstage production in 2012 where the same thing happened, also twice. When they watched the interviews they managed to get on tape a series of noises and interferences that no one had heard while filming.
Strange Shadows Backstage
According to stage managers and the people working in the bar, there were strange noises that could be heard in the theater in the dead of night as well as these strange shadows in the empty corridors backstage. A piano is playing by itself when the theater is empty in the morning except from the administration as well as voices singing in the empty hallway, almost as if rehearsing for an oncoming play.
The Teatre Romea: The stage of The Teatre Romea in 1914. The stage itself as well as the backstage is thought to be haunted by the ghost of a former actress working there.
On All Saints Eve the safety staff refused to work during a time when the paranormal activity was at an all time high. Heavy palm trees in pots were seen moving by themselves in the theater lobby and in 2012 when the batteries were drained during the interview there was also a wastebasket that moved by itself up and down that was witnessed by two technicians.
The Ghost of a Famous Actress
One day in 1995 the child of one of the people working there claimed to have seen something strange in her bedroom. The three year old said there was a lady in a white dress and pink bow in her bedroom. Earlier that evening, the parents had made the rounds of the theater before going on and had felt chills after leaving the stage and felt something wasn’t right.
So when the daughter told about the lady, the next day working in the theater the parent didn’t feel at ease. When flipping through photographs of the stage famed actress Margarida Xirgu she posed in a white dress with a pink bow. Problem was, she had already been dead for decades.
The most popular theory is that the theater is haunted by someone who was close to the theater and many have speculated that the ghost haunting the place could be Margarida Xirgu. She was a famous actress in the early 1900s and used to perform at this theater as well as stages nationwide and in Latin America.
The Life and Death of Margarida Xirgu
She was born in 1888 and moved to Barcelona in 1896. She played her first character Blanca in the play Mar i Cel at this very theater and ended up being quite a successful actress after making an appearance on Teatre Romea numerous times.
During Franco’s dictatorship in Spain, she was forced into exile and had to live in America. She died in Maldonado in Uruguay in 1969. However in 1988 the Catalan government retrieved her remains and brought her back to bury her in Molins de Rei outside of Barcelona, were she was born.
Could it be that the once famous actress chose to return to the stage where she got her start in the afterlife, as she was banned from returning to her country in life? It is said she didn’t get to act as much as she wanted on this stage before being sent away, and many believe she returned to get more time on the stage. Now however, time is all she has.
Those believing that the theater is haunted feels like they don’t need further proof. What they now want is to prove that the ghost really is Margarita Xirgu and that she is still on stage on the Teatre Romea.
In the foggy mountains in northern Spain you find the abandoned town of La Mussara. It is said that people have disappeared into the fog, perhaps been transported to another place. There are also those visiting claiming to hear ringing from the empty bell tower.
Mother, if you give me a husband Don’t give him to me from La Mussara There is always fog there And I don’t like the soil – Local chant
Spain is home to a haunted and abandoned town, where the ghosts of its former inhabitants still linger. It is an eerie reminder of a once thriving community that has now been left to decay and where nature now is claiming everything back.
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The abandoned town in Spain has become a popular destination for thrill-seekers looking for a unique experience. But it’s also an important reminder of how quickly our lives can change, and how even those who have lived in one place for centuries can suddenly be gone without a trace. But what happened to the La Mussara town, and what are the ghostly legends surrounding it?
The Abandoned Town in La Mussara
Northern Spain has some fantastic hiking routes and a wonderful nature to experience. One of these hikes will take you through the abandoned town of La Mussara in the Prades Mountains. It is also a mysterious town at 995 meters above sea level that is said to have swallowed up the people that used to live there.
La Mussara Abandoned Town: The ghost town found in the La Mussara mountains are now mostly in ruins as the last residents moved ages ago. Here from one of the walls from the former church.//Source//Jordi Gili/Wikimedia
La Mussara Mountain in Tarragona is a mysterious place tucked away in the mountains of Catalonia. The mountain was named after the abandoned ghost town that was deserted in 1959 in the range.
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Why was the town abandoned though? The place has been settled perhaps since Saracen times, perhaps even as far back as the bronze age. In 1857, there were 323 people living there, far from the rest of the world, tending to their farms. Some say it was because of the insects that destroyed the local vineyards and the inhabitants livelihood that made people leave. It was also far from drinking water and the rest of society. There are those that claim something strange is the reason for its abandonment though. According to some, people left because they knew the town was doomed.
The Rocks That Takes People Away – La Piedra del 6
People also claim this is a place where strange things like time jumps happen and where people just disappear without a trace. According to local legend, there is a giant rock in the village called La Piedra del 6 next to a farmhouse.
Historically, Muslim armies area said to have marched through Mussara, a name derived from the term meaning “the place to march.” As these forces made their way toward the valley below, they routinely paused at the Sixth Stone. It was believed that this stone possessed magical properties capable of aiding them in overcoming their adversaries in forthcoming battles.
It is said if you jump over La Piedra del 6 you will be transported to another dimension and lost forever in the worst case. Some claim that you will get transported to another town, some call it Vila del Sis, some claim it is another place in the USA you get transported to.
The Missing People in the Fog
Over the years several people have gone missing from La Mussara after visiting and haven’t left a trace. The writer Lorenzo Fernandez Bueno claims in one of his books that features the abandoned town, that the number of disappearances is much higher in these parts than in the rest of the country.
What happened to those taken away is unknown but the legend coming from the locals, says there is a mysterious fog that covers the countryside around the town, like opening a gateway to another dimension or world. The hikers and visitors have according to this been swallowed and transported because of this fog.
The Strange Fog: One of the things people claim is that it suddenly appears a strange fog were people just disappears into and never comes back.
This is something often called the Peluda, a meteorological phenomenon happening through January and February were a thick and white fog wells over the mountain range between Tossal Gros, Miramar and Torre del Petrol mountain. Could it be a supernatural fog as the legends claim as well?
The Disappearance of Enrique Martinez Ortiz
One example of a mysterious disappearance was the case of Enrique Marinez Ortiz, a 37-year old man who disappeared in the area on October 16 in 1991. He was with a group of friends picking mushrooms and walked past where the TV-antennas are. Some sources claim that the group had passed the rock to investigate, and his friend, Jorge, had talked about the magical and mysterious rumors of it all and all but one had touched the stone. How true that is, is not sure though, as they had been to this area many times before and knew it well.
The Disappearance of Enrique: After he disappeared and the strange details of the case were revealed, the area saw an influx of paranormal researchers and those interested in the occult.
They were walking and talking 300 meters from the television repeater when one of the friends asked Enrique a question. When he didn’t answer, the friend turned and saw he had disappeared, leaving only a wicker basket with a mushroom inside.
They searched for days and even brought in 200 soldiers from Los Castillejos to completely sweep the era. They didn’t find a single trace. It has ever since joined the mystery of the town and the surrounding area. As the years went by and no answers have been given, there have come up many legends about this case. Did they all touch the stone? Did it have something to do with the strange fog?
Months later, in January 1992, Jorge, who was one of Enrique’s friends that was present when he disappeared, went to the Tarragona courts. He wanted to speak to the judge and was very worried and upset as he had experienced something he couldn’t explain.
The three friends who had accompanied Enrique when he disappeared had returned to La Mussara. Around midnight, they heard a noise coming from the church of Sant Salvador. They thought it was horse hooves but unsure so they went to investigate.
Once inside they claimed to have seen seven figures in robes wandering around the temple. Suddenly, they disappeared into thin air. How much of it was true, and who they could have been, has also remained a mystery.
The Strange Interference With Electrical Equipment
There is also something weird going on about the electric stuff in the area. And with the case with Enrique who disappeared close to the TV Antennas, people think it is something more.
Because of this, the abandoned town also attracts UFO seekers to peer to the sky in search of the strange object that is rumored to be seen there.
There are also talks about some electromagnetic interferences that have been measured in the abandoned town.
The Bells Ringing from an Empty Belltower
In La Mussara there are around eight buildings still standing. One of them is the remains of the church of San Salvador from the 12th century. The old church has a bell tower from 1859. According to people they claim that they hear the church bell ring, even if the church has been empty for decades.
The Haunted Belltower: Esglèsia de Sant Salvador a La Mussara is the ruins of the church and according to legends, it is said the sound of the bell ringing can be heard in the night..//Source/Wikimedia
People have also said they have heard strange voices coming from the church. They have also said to have seen ghostly figures, perhaps trying to get back from beyond the veil.
The Foggy Haunted Road to La Mussara
Also the road to the town is said to be a haunted stretch. It always seems to be covered in the same fog found in the village surroundings and the wind is constantly howling.
This old road T-704 leads to the ruins of the town of La Mussara now abandoned and looks like the perfect setting for a horror movie and is considered one of the most haunted roads in Spain.
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Also on the roads it is said something strange is happening. Once a German engineer drove through the place in 1995 and claimed to have disappeared for three hours. He reappeared in an unknown place and didn’t know what had happened.
The Legends of La Mussara
The place has had rumors of terrible things for centuries and it is as if the town is cursed. Some say it was just bad luck that made the town deserted. But why would this town be cursed?
There are those that claim this place was a center of satanic rituals and is a cursed place where misfortune happens, and many claim it was just a quaint mountain town where the inhabitants were drawn to the bigger cities.
Now, the only life there is in the Refugi La Mussara, a bunkhouse for hikers as well as supernatural seekers that was built in the 80s. Here you can take refuge from the thick fog that comes down the mountain and swallows you whole. And who knows, perhaps you can hear the faint ringing of the bells from your bunk bed late at night?
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